ship-breaker

• Sustantivo que designa a un contratista o persona que compra barcos viejos y los desguaza para recuperar chatarra y otros materiales reutilizables.

A noun referring to a contractor who purchases old ships and dismantles them for scrap metal and other reusable materials.

1. Scrap dealer of shipsC1formal

   A person or company that purchases old, decommissioned ships and dismantles them to sell the materials, such as metal, for scrap.

   desguazador de barcos

   • The ship-breaker won the contract to dismantle the retired naval vessel.
   • Many ship-breakers operate in coastal regions where old ships are towed.
   • The ship-breaker carefully removed the steel plates for recycling.